Tatted Tea Cup Doily © Wanda Salmans 2014
Another find from our flea market stop last week was this pretty demitasse tea cup and saucer. I’m a fan of roses on tea cups though this is quite different from the ones I purchased for the auction. I didn’t really need it but it was such a pretty set.
The doily is the one I made when I was inspired by another tea cup with roses. I just noticed it is also the same horn shuttle that I used in the other picture. I’ve made a start at the pattern for this doily, but there is still a long way to go before it is ready to share.
I’m having to slow down on my tatting a bit. I got carried away and didn’t take breaks like I should have which made my arm sore. Nothing serious, just have to do some arm and hand stretches a little more frequently and take it slower so it will get better. I’m using some of that time to work on writing out patterns. Typing uses the hand and arm a bit differently than tatting so I’m taking a tatting break and still working on tatting 🙂
I also am anxious to work on a few of those stick pins I found at the flea market. I have several ideas percolating in my head, I just need to decide on the colors.
“Tea is quiet and our thirst for tea is never far from our craving for beauty.”
James Norwood Pratt
www.quotegarden.com
Lovely tea cup and saucer, and doliy
Margaret
My grandmother had a set of those roses and she loved them!
The doily matches the tea cup beautifully. I also suffer from "tatting arm" when I tat too much. It makes my left elbow and shoulder ache. In the summer when I can swim, I do a lot of breast stroke. That seems to help.